Photo ID: 103498 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield, CO 1775 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Buck Local has just received a warrant to proceed from MP 18 down to MP 11. There, it will have to wait for a few minutes for MOW to clear up! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103499 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Fort Collins, CO 2143 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Fort Collins (UP) Union Pacific On a crystal clear June afternoon, UP's Fort Collins local sits on the Fort Collins Sub along Riverside Avenue. The train has completed its switching and is waiting to receive a warrant from the dispatcher to make the 30 mile journey back to La Salle, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103500 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 30 Fort Collins, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Fort Collins (UP) Union Pacific While the SD40-2 defines the best unit ever built by any locomotive manufacturer - it was in EMD's catalog from 1972 until 1989 - even they are starting to become harder to find. Fortunately, UP recently approved a program to rebuild 500 SD40-2s, giving them an extended life. Here, UP 3211 serves on the Fort Collins local. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103501 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W086 (North Carr) Carr, CO 1896 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific A problem with a bridge in between Provo and Salt Lake City, UT has resulted in Amtrak being rerouted through Wyoming for a few days. Here, the Zephyr is headed south on UP's Greeley Sub at Carr. The lead P42DC does not have cab signals, so UP 4473 was added as a pilot for the trip from Salt Lake to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103502 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1939 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific The eastbound (geographic southbound) Zephyr is accelerating on the main at Carr. The train is meeting a coal load on the siding behind the photographer. The Zephyr will shortly reached speeds near 75 MPH on its trip south to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103503 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1844 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Amtrak An Amtrak F59PH, which typically lives in California, is being sent to Chicago on the California Zephyr. I never did hear exactly why it was making the trip back to Chicago, but it made for a nice (and unexpected!) addition to the Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103504 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 1828 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After waiting for more than an hour for the (rerouted) California Zephyr to show up at Carr, this northbound coal train is finally ready to continue north toward Cheyenne, leaving Carr on a clear signal. Note the end DPU's starting to shove on the rear of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103505 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Carr (7,716ft) Carr, CO 2016 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific The crew on this coal load is throttling up, ready to leave the siding of Carr north on a clear signal. The train will have to go as quick as it can up to Speer as the ZLADV will be there before long, ready to head south to Denver. The flat car sitting on the house track to the right has been there for over six months. The car literally broke in two on a work train. It was welded back together (as a temporary fix) and was setup here. UP hasn't gotten around to dealing with it yet. More than likely, the car will be cut up and scrapped right here, on the spot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103506 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Terry Ranch Road (MP 96.5) Cheyenne, WY 1907 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After a long pull north from Denver, this coal train (that originated at the Energy mine on the Craig Branch) is nearing its next crew change point at Cheyenne. This shot is looking east at Terry Ranch Road just south of Cheyenne. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103507 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 97 Cheyenne, WY 2396 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After receiving a fresh crew at Speer, WY, the ZLADV (high priority intermodal from Los Angeles to Denver) is heading south, pulling out of Speer. The auto racks on the point are actually crossing over BNSF's Front Range Sub just around the corner of the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103508 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 73 Nunn, CO 2290 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific US-85 crosses over the tracks just north of Nunn, CO. The southbound ZLADV is making good time as it approaches the north end of Nunn at close to 60 MPH. The autoracks in the foreground are indeed loaded with new cars. The doublestacks behind those have made the trip from Los Angeles, while the trailers at the end were added in Salt Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103509 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eaton (MP 58.8) Eaton, CO 1788 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just north of Greeley, the ZLADV has slowed considerably for the trip through downtown Greeley. Here, the train is coming through the town of Eaton. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103510 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 49 Greeley, CO 2346 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just south of Greeley, the ZLADV runs underneath US-34, which offers a nice wide angle shot looking down on UP 4381 and train. Black and white seemed appropriate for this particular shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103511 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 45 La Salle, CO 2124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific After running through both Greeley and La Salle, the ZLADV can finally accelerate a bit as it continues south toward Denver along US-85. The journey south from Greeley runs slightly upgrade, so the unit will be working for the balance of the trip. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103512 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 36 Platteville, CO 2537 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Hands down this is my favorite shot from the entire day of shooting. It is almost 7:30pm and the sun is getting low in the western sky. The ZLADV is running on clear signals as it passes a wonderfully golden field just north of Platteville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.